Tessie

Let's be fair to those businesses downtown that provide a place for non-alcohol drinks and conversation. Certainly Steve at Skyline Cafe does. Jane and Laura at Wild Rivers Tea Room and Gallery right next door also provide a comfortable and welcoming space. Stoked is good too, but not downtown. Each of these is independently owned and operated, so instead of going to a chain place, why not give them a try?

DevilsAdvocate

Ace, there is a coffee shop in town. It is on Putnam, Skyline Cafe! Steve is a heck of a nice guy. My wife and I enjoy his conversation. If you don't like to coverse, just lounge in the front. Grab some of your peer group and give him a try. Send your kids and their friends down to see him for a coffee hang out, then walk around downtown.

acengineer

If you could put a better product on the table than the town house, why don't you?

And MaryPoppins touched on something. What about a place to just go and have coffee? In high school my friends and I would hang out at the coffee house on Front St. It gave us something to do. We weren't out drinking, or doing drugs, etc.

My point is why not open an establishment that doesn't rely on the liquor crowd but would still get people out spending money?

turbulance

The current council wants their cake and eat it to . Noland and Moon and all the rest of council all for the passing of the revitalization district at the start of their last term now NEY it over competition? Moon now has one and Noland had one and with more they could not compete so they want to restrict it. Cake and eat it to . Moon and Noland what they want the rest of council just yes men. Not good for the city .Pass it don,t restrict growth. Listening to Downer she would be a great follower of this click . International Property Maintenace Code takes away your rights on what you can do on your property and 99.8% of people do not want to live in a gated communitiy this also restricts growth. Over turn it . This council isn't working for you it work for it self and not towards to best intrest of all making Marietta the best it can be . Vote in new blood it time for a little transfusion .

oldhickory

BeRight

Competition is good. I could put the Townhouse out of business in 30 days simply by hiring a wait staff that pays attention to the customers. It amazes me that the Townhouse still gets customers. I had been going there for over 23 years and the service has never been as lousy as it is now. The owner needs pay attention to the business and train the wait staff to look at the customers. It is like they are afraid to look because they might have to serve them. When your food is average, you need to provide something to keep your customer. Try a little service.

Harleyrider

An area will sustain as many lisc. as it can. I personally think that the whole idea of a liqu. lisc. is nothing more than an archaic left over from prohibition that needs overhauled. If a person wants to run a business in an area that sells beer and spirits, he or she should be able to. If the people like the place it will prosper. If it is crappy, it will perish.

DevilsAdvocate

Noland states: "There is a business plan for the first floor which has cash flows. We have spent a fantastic amount of money in the past year through grants, not through the city treasury."

C'mon Man! Everyone knows that council members approved and spent city funds, (tax payer's money) during the roof phase. It's been reported that the loan needs paid back, but Mr. Noland is attempting to forgive the debt. I don't understand, but hey, it's the armory. Nothing to understand there.

It is amazing that no one on council will discuss the state of disrepair of the other city buildings. See for yourself. Go pay your water bill, or go down the hall to reserve Buckeye Park for a family reunion. A certain small group is determined to create a Farmer's market, bathrooms, canoe launch, & a bus stop. Self sustaining, pfft.

Good luck to all candidates, and may we be blessed by the one above. We're going to need his favor.